"Everybody has a weakness. Mine is food."

"I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with."

"If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice."

"No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone."

"Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire."

"It is a steadfast truth that vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos."

"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."

"To dream is to realize that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."